Combined curtain and shade hanger



Nov. 3., 1925. 1,560,096

D.PELLEHER CQMBINED CURTAIN AND-SHADE HANGER Filed Fa. 17. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 Nov. '3, 1925. '1,560,096

D. PELLETIER COHBINED'CURTAIN AND SHADE HANGER Filed Feb. 1v. 1925 2 sheets-shet 2 Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

4UNITED STATES isaluna PATENT OFFICE.

nommer: PELLETIER, or FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

To.y all 107mm it may concern.'

Be it known that I, DOMINICK PELLETIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Curtain and Shade Hangers, of which the following iS a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a combined curtain and shade hanger and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character which can be readily applied in working position without requiring the use of nails, screws or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this general character which may be readily and conveniently applied into working position or removed and which embodies a structure permitting the same to also be employed 'to advantage as a clothes hanger.

The invention consists `in the details of constructionand lin the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved combined curtain and shade hanger whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device Vrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be .hereinafter more fully set forth.

Y The novelfeatures of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my inventionmay be the better understood, Iy will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a View in top plan illustrating curtain and shade hangers constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and inapplied position with the curtain and drapery rods together with: the shade roller being diagrammatically indicated by broken lines; 3

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the structure las illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in section and partly in side elevation illustrating Kone of, my improved hangers as hereinxset forth;

Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the hanger as illustrated in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is aview in. perspective offone,

of the holding members as hereinembodied;

Applcation filed February 17, 1925.

offset.

COMBINED CURTAIN AND SHADE HANGER.

Serial No. 9,798.

Figure G is a view in perspective of the second holding member as herein employed;

Figure 7 is a view in perspective of the clamping member employed when the device is used as a hanger for clothes;

Figure Sis a view in .perspective showing the assembly of the device when employed as a clothes hook or the like.

As hereiny disclosed, each of my improved devices comprises two relatively movable holding members A andV B, each of which being preferably formed of a single strand of wire of requisite gauge. i

As particularly illustrated in Figure 5, it is to be noted that the strand is returned upon itself to provide an elongated open loop l of requisite dimensions and having its outer portion 2 upwardly disposed or The inner portions of the side members w of the loop l are formed in the coils 9 e and then continued downwardly by the substantially parallel arms 4i. The arms 4l are continued by the forwardly disposed and substantially parallel arms 5 continued by t-he downwardly and inwardly curved members 6 terminating in the upstanding penetrating members or prongs 7 The member B comprises an intermediate portion or bar 8 which is insertible through the eye members formed by the coils 3 and one end portion of the bar 8 is continued by a perpendicularly related arm' 9 terminating in an inwardly disposed penetrating member l0. The opposite end portion of the bar 8 is continued by an elongated loop l1 disposed in a direction substantially opposite to the arm 9 with the returned member 1la of said loop wrapped around, as at l2, the bar 8 and continued by the arm 9L subStant-iallyin parallelism with the arm 9 and terminating in the inwardly disposed penetrating member 10a. Theloop member 11 is elongated and is adapted, when the device is' yin applied position, to receive a supporting trunnion for a shade roller.

In applying the device the penetrating member 7 of the member A is engaged with the lower edgefof the top'facing of a win- .dow casing or thelike while the penetrating membersy l0 and 10a of the member B are engaged with the upper edge of the 'top facing of a window casing or the like and then the members 6 are pulled down so that the penetrating members can engage the top window facing from below, the inherent relio siliency of the members A and B and more particularly of the memberA causing the assembled members to be solidly held in working position. A trunnion of a shade rolle-r maybe engaged within the loop member 11 of each of the applied hangers or if preferred each of the hangers as so assem- .bled may be used as a clothes hook or rack.

To hold an applied shade roller against displacement, I find it of advantage to employ a substantially V-shaped member C which is disposed over the bar 8 of the member B from the rear and between the coils 3, one leg 14: having close contact with the outer face of the top facing with the second leg 15 forwardly disposed. v continued by a returned arm 16 having its free end portion coiled or otherwise secured, as at 17, to the leg 15 at a point adjacent to the junction between the legs lil and 15. The arm. 16 is disposed on outward convergence with respect to the leg 15 and the outer end portions of the leg 15 and the arm 16 arel connected by the intermediate and upwardly disposed member 18. The leg and arm 16 are of such length as to extend over the applied shade roller and in close proximity thereto and thereby facili-- tates maintaining said applied roller against displacement.

It is to be noted that the member C is readily separable from the assembled members A and B so that when` desired the member C can be removed to permit the assembled members A and B to be employed as a clothes hanger or rack.,l

Then the member C is applied, the leg 1-1 is also adapted to yprovide means to hold in applied positiona bracket D for supporting rods for curtains and draperies. As herein disclosed, each of the brackets D comprises an elongatedarni 19 'provided at its inner end when applied with a depending arm 2()` for contact with the. top facing while the opposite,r end portion of the arm 19 is provided with an oppositely disposed arm 21 continued by the outstanding arm 22 disposed substantially in parallelism with the arm 19. The outer end of the arm 22 terminates in a depending arm 23, substantially in, aarallelism with the arm 20, said arms 20 an y23 serving to effectively hold the arm 19 against rotary movement.

The arm 22 adjacent its opposite, ends is provided with the outstanding fingers 24 each of which being adapted to telescopically engage with any endV portion of rod 2521s indicated; by breken lines n Figure l, saidrodbeing adapted to support either curta110r-`drap6riesj l In applying a bracket D, the outer end portion ofthe arm. 1,9 is disposed over the arms/1 andl substantially 'resting on the in-A .aereaseortlens1-pii themas 5 andthe :les '14 of the' member C is disposed over' the arm.

This leg 15 is` 19, the inherent resiliency of said leg 14: serving to effectively clamp the bracket D in working position.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvQus that a combined curtain and shade hanger constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from t-he principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingk o-ut my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

1. A device of the class described comprising two members pivotally connected one to another, one of said members comprising a wire turned upon itself to provide an elongated loop, the side members ofthe loop having their outer end portions continued by downwardly and outwardly disposed arms terminating inl upwardly directed penetrating members, said side members of the loop'adjacent the arms being provided with eyes; the second member also comprising a wire formed to provide a bar insertible through the eyes of the rs't member, said bar adjacent its opposite ends being provided with angularly related arms terminating in inwardly disposed penetrating members, the wire at one end portion of the. bar being forwardly directed to provide a loop, a retaining member .coacting with the bar of the 'second named member, 'said retaining member be ing substantially V-'shaped inform disposed over the bar of the firsty named member from the rear, one leg of said last named member being forwardly directed and returned t'ol provide a loop, and a second leg extending downwardly from the bar and providing` clamping means with the outwardly disposed arms of the first member.

2. A device of the class described comprising two members pivotally connected one to the other, one of said members com* prising a wire turned upon itself to. provide an elongated loop, the side members of the loop having their outer end portions continued Vby downwardly land outwardly disposed arms terminating in upwardly directed penetrating meinbersg'said sidemembers of the loop a 'jacent the Minis being provided with eyes; fthe second meinber also comprising a Wire formed to provide a.l 'bar insertible throuvh the eyes of.

thefirst member, said barI adlaeentits opposite.-.e1`ds being 'provided withjan' nlarly related arms terminating in Yinward di-sposed penetrating members, the wire at one end portion of the bar being forwardly directed to provide a loop, a retaining member coacting with the bar of the second named member, said retaining member being substantially V-r-shapec'lV in form disposed over the bar of the first named member from the rear, one leg oit' said, last named member being forwardly directed, the second leg extending downwardly from the bar, said depending leg providing a clamping means with the outwardly disposed arms of the iirst member, and a rod bracket adapted to be held imposition by said clamping means.

3. A. device of the class described comprising two members pivotally connected one to the other, one of said members comprising a wire turned upon itselt to provide an elongated loop, the side members of the loop having their outer end portions con tinued by downwardly and outwardly disposed arms terminating in upwardly directed penetrating members, said side members of the loop adjacent the arms being provided with eyes; 'the second member also comprising a wire formed to provide a bar inser'tible through the eyes of the first member, said bar adjacentits opposite ends being provided with angularly related arms terminating in inwardly disposed penetrating members, the wire at one end portion of the bar being forwardly directed to provide a loop, a retaining member coacting with the bar of the second named member, said retaining member being substantially V-shaped in form disposed over the bar ol the first named member from the rear, one leg of said last named member being forwardly directed, a seco-nd leg extending downwardly rom the bar, and a rod bracket adapted to be held in position by the depending leg of the third member and the outwardly disposed arms of the first member, said rod bracket comprising an elongated portion terminating at one end in a downwardly disposed arm and at the other end in an upwardly directed arm having outwardly projecting elongated loops, said loops providing supporting means.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

DOMINICK. PELLETIER. 

